Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-22
NEAR|NG THE END.
The Knights Of Labor Adiourn To-day
...The Antis uaking It Exciting
Toward tho Last.
Another French Scandal...Thrilling
Experience In Crossing the
Ocean...Aore Litiga.
tiOn for Gould.

MINNEAPOLIS. October 18-Ths General
Assembly of the Knights OF Labor in execn.
tive session this morning passed rrsolu.
tion that the assembly adjourn 1T the
close Of tomorrow mornings session, and
that ell speeches be limited to three min
ntes. The rules were then suspended and
the committee on strikes and boycotts
made another report which was referred to
the general executive board. Section 3 of
the constitution was amended in the sense
that local assemblies must attach them.
selves to either state. district or national
assembly. Mileage was fixed at 4 cents q
q mi'e. Miss Barry the presented Pow.
derly, for his wife, on behalf of the General
Assembly, a portrai: Of himself.
PUSHING WORK THROUGH.
At the afternoon session of the Knights
OF Labor. permission was granted tho
lockedout brass-workers at New York city
to appeal to the order At large for ASSIST
ance. A plan of establishing department
OF women's work was adopted. Further
action taken makes it compulsory on the
General Executive Board to issue charters
for National Trade Assemblies, y hen locals
having advisory power as now. Another
recommendation adopted was to the effect
that trade local attached to a state or
District Assembly may, on payment OF all
dues and assessment. withdraw and join q
National District OF it's trade and also re-
tire In the same manner, provided it re.
turned to the body to which it formerly be.
l0nged. Individuals who join mixed locals
and afterward take transfer to trade locals,
can be compelled to
PAY THE DIFFERENCE,
II any, in initiation fees. Among other
amendments was one fixing the minimum
limit of initiation at one dollar. the maxi
mum remaining the same; that members in
arrears six months be dropped from the
rolls, and making the maintenance Of the
assistance fund optional instead OF COM
pu'sory. An interesting episode in the
morning session was occasioned by the in
PRODUCTION Of a recommendation to the
effect that the General Secretary he en-
powered to employ or discharge employees
in tho general office for cause. and
subject to the approval OF the General Exc
cutive Board. Barry and Bailey considered
this another stab at them and an excited
debate follow ed. Litchman said it was no
more than
FAIR AND JUST
that he be given the power asked. One OF
the charges brought against him by Bailey
and Barry was that he had discharged
man employed in the Office without author
ity. He did 80 because the employe was q
confirmed drunkard and unfit for duty.
He also stated that the employees IN the
Office had given out secret circulars and
OF her matters that had most mysteriously
leaked out during the past year. The
general officers were ut the mercy OF these
fellows. They were retained tecause Barry
aud Bailey would not vote to discharge
them. The motion to adopt was lost. 1t
was resolved to bov cott two indianapolis
papers, the Journal and Sentinel, for hav.
ing discharged all connected with the
Knights OF Labor and Typographical
Union. and refusing to take them back
when requested.